The competition was conducted in the form of Flying Crystal Racing, which was popular in the circle of Exos. …
A Flying Crystal was a piece of magical equipment slightly larger than a watermelon. It had a smooth surface and was surrounded by power rune arrays. A huge amount of spiritual energy was stored inside.
The magical equipment could drive the power rune arrays on the surface of the Flying Crystal, which would release powerful spiritual waves and allow the Flying Crystal to fly and escape in all directions.
It could also vibrate at a frequency invisible to the naked eye.
It could also release extremely lethal electric currents.
All in all, the only purpose of the Flying Crystal was to escape at a high speed so that it would not be caught.
Even if the Flying Crystal was caught, it would break free from the hands of the Cultivators because of the explosion of electric arcs and the high-frequency vibrations.
The Flying Crystal was originally a piece of magical equipment used for training. The battle-type Cultivators liked to train themselves with it.
Some of the stronger Cultivators even trained with five or six Flying Crystals at the same time. They could control all the Flying Crystals in the blink of an eye.
In the circle of Exos, in the midst of the boring training, a new form of competition named 'Flying Crystal Racing' was born.
In a Flying Crystal Racing, a Flying Crystal would be released on a predetermined racetrack. The Flying Crystal would dash forward under the control of the telepathic thoughts inputted into the racetrack.
All the participants in the Crystal Suit would chase after the Flying Crystal.
During the competition, the participants were allowed to attack each other.
Every once in a while, the last Crystal Suit would be eliminated.
In the Flying Crystal race, speed and agility were not the only things that mattered.
The crystal suits that were fast and responsive would certainly be able to grab the Flying Crystal before anyone else did.
But as a result, the Crystal Suit would become the target of everyone. The Crystal Suit would turn its back to the competitors and become the target of everyone's attacks.
The Flying Crystal was born with the ability to struggle and vibrate crazily in the arms of the Cultivators and release a huge amount of electric currents.
It was safe to say that it was difficult for any Crystal Suit to control the Flying Crystal for a long time. If they tried their best to control the Flying Crystal, their combat ability would be reduced by at least two thirds.
The competitors would take the opportunity to attack the Crystal Suit.
The winner of the Flying Crystal Racing was not determined by who passed the finish line with the Flying Crystal first.
Instead, it was a competition of who could control the Flying Crystal for more than a certain amount of time.
For example, in this large-scale Flying Crystal race involving 21 Crystal Suits, the Crystal Suit participants would be teleported to a giant Flying Crystal racetrack built in a Spirit Space.
The circular racetrack was a hundred meters wide and ten thousand meters long. Along the way, there were all kinds of mechanisms such as flames, electric arcs, and so on.
Participants in the Crystal Suit could use weapons at will.
Every minute, the last Crystal Suit would be eliminated. Until there were five Crystal Suit left.
Whichever Crystal Suit could control the Flying Crystal for a hundred seconds would be the final victor.
The Flying Crystal Race was one of the two most popular races in the Federation of Cultivators. It was very popular not only in the world of Cultivators but also in the world of ordinary people.
The ingenious set of rules made the competition full of variables.
No matter how powerful the Crystal Suit was, its combat power would be greatly reduced after the Flying Crystal was controlled. It was very likely that the weaker side would overturn the situation.
Even at the very last second before the outcome of the battle was decided, there was a possibility that he would be destroyed by his opponent!
It was such a feature. Therefore, all the Exos were eager to participate in the Flying Crystal Race.
If more than three Exos wanted to compete with each other, the Flying Crystal Race was often adopted, too.
At three o'clock in the afternoon.
The Supreme Tower, which had accommodated hundreds of thousands of people, was completely silent. The booths that had been crowded a moment ago were now completely deserted. All the Cultivators and tourists had come out of the room and stared at the giant light beam in the sky with their mouths wide open. They were waiting anxiously.
All the spectators in the stands around the test field were silent, too.
The crowd of thousands of people from Deep Sea University had turned into a deep, gloomy ocean. But it was even more roaring than it had been in the morning. It was even more soul-stirring.
In front of them, the delegation of the Grand Desolate War Institution, which had less than a hundred people, appeared to be weak.
However, the flames burning on Yuan Manqiu's body seemed to be enough to burn all the 'waves' of Deep Sea University.
She didn't disguise the sharpness in her eyes at all. Her eyes darted toward Deep Sea University like two flying swords.
She happened to meet the eyes of Supernova Jiang Sheng halfway.
"Junior brother, the war between the Grand Desolate War Institution and Deep Sea University begins right now!"
"Senior sister, Deep Sea University is invincible. Just give up!"
Their gazes seemed to have created an invisible blast that was about to tear the air apart.
In the meantime, on the racetrack of the Flying Crystal Race, the atmosphere was thousands of times more intense than the outside world.
The ring-shaped racetrack, which was a hundred meters wide and ten thousand meters long, was so enormous that anyone standing on it would be like an ant in a bowl. In terms of body size, they were insignificant.
However, the soaring fighting will of the twenty-one Exos had completely blocked the magnificent racetrack!
One minute before the start of the race.
All the Exos were calming themselves down and adjusting their mood.
Li Yao was holding the Soul Condensing Pendant.
Although he was wearing a thick suit, he could still feel the scorching heat from his palm.
Different from fire, the heat seemed to be burning deep inside his brain.
Since the day the Mystic Skeleton Battlesuit was born, he had keenly sensed that the Phantom Entities inside the Soul Condensing Pendant seemed to have woken up from a long nightmare and were getting more and more active.
Although they couldn't communicate with each other freely yet, he could clearly feel the strength of hope.
It was like a tender blade of grass that had already cracked open on the hard stone floor, revealing a dazzling green light.
Maybe, as long as he tried harder, the Phantom Entities would regain their consciousness and turn back into spectral Cultivators!
"Professors, senior brothers, I believe that the day when we fight side by side won't be far away!"
Half a minute before the start of the race.
All the Exos were standing at the starting point according to the order that they had drawn.
Perhaps it was a coincidence, but Zuo Feijing was standing next to Li Yao.
However, the two of them didn't talk. They looked at each other casually.
Nothing needed to be said.
For dangerous people such as them, it was meaningless to talk trash before the race.
If there was anything to be said … Let's use flying swords, grenades, and crystal cannons in a match!
Ten seconds before the start of the race.
The twenty-one Exos were standing at their positions like twenty-one frozen statues.
The air was so tense that it was about to explode.
A Flying Crystal slowly landed in front of the starting point. It was emitting colorful brilliance. Spiritual energy was spurting out crazily and bouncing randomly.
Three seconds before the start of the race.
Driven by the remote telepathic thoughts of the high-level Cultivators. The Flying Crystal bounced up and down as it flew forward at a high speed.
One second before the start of the race.
All the Cultivators had activated their spiritual energy to the maximum. Every Crystal Suit was emitting deafening noises. Dazzling rainbows were spurting out of its back.
The race began!
"Swoosh! Swoosh swoosh! "
Twenty-one streaks of brightness dashed out like arrows and lunged at the Flying Crystal, which was still alive and kicking.
It was not Tiger King or Mystic Skeleton who were running in the front. It was not Sword Torrent or Mournful Mist, but a super light Crystal Suit named 'Skylark'.
Li Yao had a deep impression of the Crystal Suit because it had scored the second highest score in the speed test. However, there was nothing special about it except for its speed. It was a Crystal Suit that was very unbalanced.
The Skylark Battlesuit leaped on the racetrack like a dragonfly touching the water. It caught up with the Flying Crystal in the blink of an eye. He held the Flying Crystal in his arms.
"Zi! Zi!"
The Flying Crystal glowed brightly immediately. He unleashed electric arcs as thick as boas and bombarded the Skylark Battlesuit overwhelmingly, slowing it down for a moment.
Almost at the same time, more than ten dazzling streaks of brightness were shot out from behind the Crystal Suit.
More than ten Crystal Suit had attacked the Skylark Battlesuit mercilessly while it was focused on controlling the Flying Crystal.
The Skylark Battlesuit was immediately enveloped by a storm of spiritual energy.
The Flying Crystal took the opportunity to break free from its arms. It continued bouncing forward.
When the storm of spiritual energy dispersed, the Skylark Battlesuit was broken into pieces. The spiritual waves spurting out of its back were intermittent. It was like the coughing of a dying old man.
It was fast, but its resistance was too weak. It had underestimated the abilities of the Flying Crystal and lost almost all of its combat ability after the first round of attacks.
The first one to grab the Flying Crystal would be the target of all the attacks.
But they had to grab the Flying Crystal. The longer they controlled the Flying Crystal, the closer they would be to winning the race. There was nothing to be gained if they followed behind the others.
That was the charm of a Flying Crystal race.
"This guy is too rash!"
Li Yao rushed past the Skylark Battlesuit at a high speed. He glanced at his opponent and found that the Exo had tried to stand up several times but failed in the end.
However, on second thought, the Skylark Battlesuit had almost no advantages other than its speed. If it didn't take the chance when everybody was holding back, it wouldn't be able to touch the Flying Crystal at all.
At least for now, the Skylark Battlesuit had touched the Flying Crystal … for one second!
Right then, there was a huge mess ahead of them.
They had passed the first trap.
Almost a hundred Flying Magnetic Grenades had been deployed in the sky above the racetrack.
Such magical equipment evolved from landmines was almost like Grenade Palms that could fly. It could sense temperature and vibration and fly over automatically to explode.
The explosion of almost a hundred Flying Magnetic Grenades disrupted the formation of the racetrack.
The moment the explosion took place, thousands of sharp sword auras were unleashed from one of the Crystal Suits.
It was the Sword Torrent Battlesuit!
The crystal suit co-produced by the three major swordsmanship sects was like an iron hedgehog with flying swords all over its body. Taking advantage of the fact that everybody was dodging the magnetic grenades in a hurry, the crystal suit suddenly launched a sneak attack.
Many people were caught unprepared and were hit by the attack. Their spiritual shields were exploding, and they were slowed down.
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